Devolution
Publication
Multinationalism, Constitutional Asymmetry and COVID: UK Responses to the Pandemic
Article by Dr Karlo Basta (University of Edinburgh, Co-Director Centre on Constitutional Change) and
Opinion
The Scottish Continuity Bill Reference
Last week’s decision by the Supreme Court in the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland)
Opinion
Brexit legislation in the Supreme Court: A Tale of Two Withdrawal Acts?
The Supreme Court's ruling on the Scottish Continuity Bill gave both sides something but acknowledged that the vast bulk of the Bill was within Holyrood's competence at the time it was passed
Opinion
The Withdrawal Agreement and Devolution
Disagreements between the UK, Welsh and Scottish Governments are about more than inter-party rivalry, says Nicola McEwen, they reflect a very real disagreement about how policy can be made -
Publication
The Repatriation of Competencies After Brexit: Justice and Home Affairs
This paper addresses Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) in the context of Brexit. Its particular point of focus is the repatriation of competences and the powers of the devolved administrations.
Opinion
The Repatriation of Competencies After Brexit: Justice and Home Affairs
Prof Stephen Tierney and Dr Alexandra Remond
Opinion
The Commission on Justice in Wales (Thomas Commission)
The Commission on Justice in Wales, chaired by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, will further clarify the legal and political identity of Wales within the UK constitution.
Opinion
UK & Devolved Governments Need to Cooperate on Environment After Brexit
The Brexit and Environment network has spent the last year researching the implications of Brexit for environmental policy, with a particular focus on the devolved nations, which are all too
Opinion
The Agriculture Bill and the Implications for Devolution
Buried within the UK Agriculture Bill, a clause allowing UK ministers to determine which of three WTO 'boxes' state aid for farmers should goes into could prove difficult for the devolved adm
Opinion
Intergovernmental relations and the English question: options for reform
A week after the state of intergovernmental relations (IGR) in the UK was highlighted by the UK government’s law officers standing in opposition to their devolved counterparts in the UK Supreme Cou